2007-12-12 15:01:43 · 8 answers · asked by Kerri L B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jews had nothing to do with the death of Jesus- it was purely a Roman thing since they feared him leading a rebellion against them. The so called trial given in the NT story is the completely opposite of the Jewish law
1) It takes place at night- all trials were held during the day
2) It takes place in a private home- all trials in Jerusalem for capital offenses were held in the court of the Sanhedrin in the Temple courtyard
3) There were very few people present - there have to be a minimum of 21 judges in a capital case- in Jerusalem the full Sanhedrin of 70 judges heard capital cases.
4) If a court cannot find a person guilty, they are forbidden to hand them over to secular authorities - the "court" in the NT does not find Jesus guilty and then hands him over.
So four serious violations of the halacha (Jewish law)- which since they were in a capital case means the death sentence for those committing the violations- yet the NT keeps slandering the Pharisees and their strict adherence to the law!
On top of that- you have a big problem; a Roman governor who is later removed for excessive cruelty! (You gotta wonder- and this from a people that watched people fighting to death, getting eaten alive etc for fun!) And yet a conquered, powerless group of people is somehow meant to have the ability to get him to obey them?
What does make sense is if this whole ridiculous scenario is inserted in to remove the blame from the Romans when the early Christians were trying to convert them and needed a scapegoat! Who better than the people that had rejected their new God - it removes the blame from the people they are trying to convert while giving an excuse why the vast majority of them have rejected him!
2007-12-12 17:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by kismet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jews had nothing to do with it. The King of the Jews (which Jesus was claiming title to) was a non-Jew appointed by the Romans. The High Priest was also a non-Jew appointed by the Roman Government. Their concern was the Roman Empire, not religion.
Suppose someone marched around the White House day after day claiming to be President of the USA. How many days do you think our government would allow him to continue preaching?
I wonder if God was surprised about the crucifixion. Perhaps He sent Jesus here for that specific purpose. Just imagine, your salvation would come exactly the same way Jews receive salvation. Strange that neither of them could get the whole messiah thing quite right. Not much of a god, eh?
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2007-12-12 23:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Romans didn't have much against him other than the fact that he was a "disturber of the peace". The Jewish leaders hated him because they did not believe he was the Messiah, as he claimed to be. They saw him as a "traitor" of sorts, and as a threat. The Romans were not going to kill Jesus at first, because Pontius Pilate (the Roman Governor) found no fault in him. But because of the outrage from the Jews over this, they crucified him anyways.
2007-12-12 23:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read the four Gospels and you'll see a lot of shuffling. One misquotes Jesus' words about the Temple, another accuses Pilate of not being a friend of Caesar, and so on. Basically, the religious leaders did whatever they could to try and get rid of Jesus. There's a book, which I hope to read someday, called "The Illegal Trial of Jesus" that gives much more information.
The website http://www.blueletterbible.org has sections dedicated to the study of Jesus Christ. Check it out!
2007-12-13 00:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by Brother Jonathan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They just didnt get it. Jesus was about His Father's business of setting up a spiritual kingdom- and the romans and jews thought Jesus was going to overthrow them and "rain on their parade"
2007-12-12 23:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by Seeno†es™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the case: blasphemy. the Jews wanted Jesus executed and the Romans carried out the punishment.
2007-12-12 23:07:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christ called himself King of the Jews.
To the Romans Ceasar was the only king so they killed Christ for treason
Jews wanted him dead for heresy against the laws of Moses.
2007-12-12 23:09:39 · answer #7 · answered by scholar_wood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Jews claimed he had blasphemed the temple.....
they put political pressure on Pilot to crucify him by claiming that he had also committed treason; saying that he claimed to be the king of the Jews and that there is no king but caesar...the implication being that if Jesus wasn't crucified, Pilot himself was not enforcing caesar's soverignty....
2007-12-12 23:07:52 · answer #8 · answered by John[nottheapostle] 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋